The NEWS (Monrovia)

Liberia: Nyenabo Goes to Supreme Court Again

Monrovia — Lawyers representing suspended Senate Pro-tempore Isaac Nyenabo have filed a Bill of Information to the full bench of the Supreme Court complaining that members of the Senate have disobeyed the order of the court to reinstate the suspended Pro-tempore.

The informants lawyers headed by Counselor Daku Mulbah, in a 4-counts Bill of Information, informed the High Court that members of the senate led by Senator Lahai Lassanah have deliberately neglected to execute the September 23, 2008 writ to reinstate the suspended Pro-tempore by refusing to include the writ as part of their agenda items nor to entertain it for discussion in their last session.

According to the bill, despite effort made by some Senators including Sinoe County Senator Joseph Nagbe and others to have the writ urgently considered, the Senate closed session to return in January 2009.

"Informant prays your honors to order the respondents to appear and show cause if any why they should not be held in contempt for disobeying and ignoring this court's order and grant unto the informant any and all other further relief that may deem just and equitable consistent with law," the Bill of Information stated.

It can be recalled that the Supreme Court of Liberia instructed members of the Liberian Senate to reinstate suspended President Pro-tempore Isaac Nyenabo to his position with immediate effect.

The court sitting its October term issued a mandate Tuesday, September 23, 2008, ordering the Liberian Senate to restore Nyenabo's authority pending the determination of a petition filed against them for the unlawful removal of the pro-tempore.

The Supreme Court mandated the senators concerned which include Lahai Lassanah, Abel Momolu Massaley, Jewel Howard-Taylor, Prince Y. Johnson, Adolphus Dolo, Mabutu Nyanpan, Gbezohngar Findley and other senators acting under their control to appear before the full bench of the high court on October 4, 2008.

The court's mandate issued by the Justice in Chambers Jamesetta Wolokollie directed the senators to file a return to the petition for a writ of prohibition.

This action of the court is in reply to a Writ of Prohibition filed by the National Democratic Party of Liberia (NDPL) by and thru its acting Chairman J. Hodo Merriam.

Senator Nyenabo was recently suspended by a resolution of majority of his colleagues for what they described as "gross administrative ineptitude and political patronage."


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